Syllabus & Exam Pattern For HPPSC - H.P Judicial Service Competative Exam 2016
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SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:
1. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: The preliminary examination shall be an objective type examination consisting of the following three papers of 100 Marks each:-
1. Civil Law-I
2. Civil Law-II
3. Criminal Law
Each paper shall be of one-hour duration and the examination in all the three papers shall be held on the same day. The syllabus for the preliminary examination shall be the same as provided for Paper-I to III for the Main examination.
The preliminary examination will be held on 02/03/2016. The result of preliminary examination will be declared on 15-03-2016 and shall be published and also displayed on official website of the Commission. No individual intimation shall be given to the candidates.
CENTRES OF EXAMINATION: The Preliminary Examination will be held at SHIMLA and DHARAMSALA in Kangra District (if adequate Nos. of candidates opt for Dharamsala centre). The centres of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be cancelled/ changed at the discretion of the Commission. Every effort will be made by the Commission to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for examination, however, the Commission may, at their discretion allot a different centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warranted.
2. MAIN (NARRATIVE) EXAMINATION:
(i) Main Written (narrative) examination shall be held w.e.f. 30th March, 2016. The date sheet will be put on the website of the Commission. No individual intimation will be given.
(ii) Each paper will last for three hours. The subject and syllabus for main(narrative) examination and marks for each paper shall be as follows:
PAPER-I Civil Law-I: Code of Civil Procedure. Indian Evidence Act,
Indian Stamp Act, Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976 and
Specific Relief Act. 200
PAPER-II Civil Law-II: Indian Contract Act, Hindu Law, Indian
Limitation Act, Transfer of Property Act and H.P. Urban Rent
Control Act. 200
PAPER-III Criminal Law: Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code,
Chapter-XVII (section 138 to 143) of the Negotiable
Instruments Act, H.P. Excise Act-2011 as Applicable to the
State of H.P., Wild Life Protection Act and Indian Forest Act. 200
PAPER-IV English Composition: A Choice from three Essays on General Subjects.
ESSAY: 100 MarksTranslation of Hindi Passage into
English: 50 Marks~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,
Total: 150 Marks~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
{The standard for the English paper shall be that of graduation
examination of Himachal Pradesh University.) 150
PAPER-V Language (Hindi):
Hindi (in Devanagri Script) No books prescribed. The paper of
Hindi will comprise of the following:-
Translation of English passage into Hindi.-30 Marks
Essay in Hindi on any topic out of three. -50 Marks
Composition (Idioms and Corrections etc.).-20 Marks
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Total: 100 Marks
(The standard for the language paper shall be that of
Matriculation examination of the 100
Viva-voce (i) Candidates, who qualify the Main written examination,
will be required to appear at such place, as may be fixed
by the Commission, for a viva-voce test. The maximum
marks for the viva-voce shall be 150. The marks
obtained in the viva-voce will be added to the marks
obtained in the Main written examination for purpose of
selection of the candidates.
(ii) The summoning of the candidates for viva-voce test
conveys no assurance whatsoever that they will be
selected or recommended. Appointment orders to the
selected candidates will be issued by the Government. 150
Qualifying Marks: (i) No candidate shall be credited with any marks in any
paper unless he obtains at least 40 percent marks in
that paper, except Hindi language paper (paper-V) in
which candidate should obtain at least 33 percent
marks.
(ii) No candidate shall be considered to have qualified the
written test unless he obtains 45 percent marks in
aggregate in all papers and at least 33 percent marks in
language paper i.e. Hindi in Devanagri script.